Student Programs

Competitions We Support

The 2025 International Future Energy Challenge (IFEC 2025)

The International Future Energy Challenge is an annual undergraduate student competition in the design of power electronic systems. The competition topic and location change every year.

Topic: Isolated DC-DC Converter with Fast Transient Response and Low Noise

Complimentary Software

MathWorks provides complimentary software and self-paced online training for this competition. If your team is participating in this competition and needs software, or access to online training fill out the software request form.

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Tutorials and Videos

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Learn How to Use MATLAB and Simulink for Student Projects

Design algorithms, create simulations, deploy code, and speed up software development for your projects.

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Interactive Online Tutorials

Learn by doing! Our two-hour online courses provide a hands-on learning environment where you will interact with a web-based version of MATLAB and receive instant and contextual feedback.

Learn to Code with MATLAB

Learn to Code is an online, interactive one-hour tutorial that teaches the basics of programming using MATLAB for ages 12+.

Simscape Essentials for Automotive Student Teams

Get started with the fundamentals of vehicle development for student competitions, such as Formula Student, using Simscape.

Code Generation Video Tutorials

Learn how to convert MATLAB functions and Simulink models to C/C++ code.

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Past Winners

See how students are winning competitions worldwide with MATLAB and Simulink.

Join the User Community on MATLAB Central

Submit files or ask questions about this competition.